The 53-year-old man said that besides being struck with a high-heeled shoe by one of the women, he was punched in the face and knocked out cold by a man who jumped out of a car.

The victim said the incident started harmlessly enough when he and his partner returned home from work at 12:30 Sunday morning and he saw a group of well-dressed women on Astor Place, near Crescent Avenue, apparently headed out to a party.

"I told them how nice they looked and to be cautious and to be safe," the man said. "Then I asked them if they minded if I took their photo and they said 'OK.' After I took the photo I was showing it to them and then one of them grabbed my phone and took off with it."

The man said he grabbed one from the group and told her to call the woman who took the phone and have her return it. That's when another woman in the group clobbered him with the shoe and a man came up from behind and punched him, the man said.

The man was treated by EMTs at the scene, but he said today he is still feeling dizzy and may get checked out at a local hospital. The woman who stole the phone returned and threw the iPhone to the ground, the victim said.

The man and his partner are hoping that information they provided -- a photo of the women and a license plate number of the car that at least one of the attackers used to flee the area -- will help police make some arrests.

The victim said that he has lived in the neighborhood for eight years and that he was going to post the photo -- showing some people from his neighborhood -- to his Facebook page.

A police spokesman said this afternoon that no arrests have been made yet, but they are still interviewing people. Police are asking anyone with information to call to (201) 547-JAIL.